Constitutional Court of Peru

Constitutional Court
Tribunal Constitucional

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Established1980 (Court of Constitutional Guarantees)
1996 (Constitutional Court)
LocationArequipa (de jure)
Lima (de facto)
Composition methodCongress of the Republic of Peru
Authorised byConstitution of Peru
Judge term length5 Years
Number of positions7
Websitehttp://www.tc.gob.pe/
President of the Constitutional Court
CurrentlyLuz Pacheco [es]
Since5 September 2022

The Peruvian Constitutional Court or Constitutional Tribunal[1] is an independent constitutional agency of Peru that was established in the 1993 Constitution of Peru that was created during the government of Alberto Fujimori. The court's members are nominated by the Congress of Peru; these nominations sometimes lack transparency and are based on political favors that nominees can provide to legislators.[2][3][4] Since May 2022, the Constitutional Court has been used to provide institutional strength to Fujimorists in Congress, according to IDL-Reporteros.[5]

The court's historical headquarters are located in the city of Arequipa but its national operative headquarters are located in the capital city of Lima. The Constitutional Court is the highest organ of constitutional control and interpretation in the country. It is an autonomous and independent organ that is only bound by the Peruvian Constitution and its Organic Law – Law N° 28301.

  1. ^ Nollkaemper, Andre (2011). National Courts and the International Rule of Law. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-19-923667-1.
  2. ^ "Peru: Events of 2022", Human Rights Watch, 12 January 2023, retrieved 9 March 2023
  3. ^ Salazar, Elizabeth (24 June 2021). "Intereses privados y denuncias de parcialidad empañan elección de miembros del TC". Ojo Público (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. ^ Pública, Agenda. "Elección de miembros del TC: un asalto precario a la democracia peruana". El País (in Catalan). Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Ni siquiera topo: apenas tapón". IDL-Reporteros (in Spanish). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.